Dwight Powell: Tarık Biberovic Played a Role in My Move to Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe's new signing Dwight Powell said that his conversation with Tarık Biberovic was influential in his decision to join the yellow and navy blue team. In statements to the club's television channel, Powell said his first days in Istanbul had gone very well. Noting that the team is very good and that everyone has been helping him, the player said he is trying to understand the system.

Saying that the EuroLeague has always interested him, the 35-year-old forward described the opportunity as exciting for himself and his coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius. Powell said that Tarık Biberovic, who had played for Fenerbahçe before, told him about the club and Turkey, and also convinced him about the team and the conditions.

Powell said Biberovic had told him that expectations are very high, and noted that the fans are people who know basketball very well and have high expectations. The player said that for someone who loves competition, this is a wonderful opportunity.

Powell said Jasikevicius does not want anything different from him, and that he expects him to be combative on the court, to be one of the main pillars of the team on defense, to stay in constant communication with his teammates, and to set hard screens. Saying that learning the plays has taken some time, Powell said that in training, situations are acted out as if they were real, and that this is the best way for him to learn.